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Some time in the past, when gentlemen were gentlemen, an agreement is said to have been reached between the chaps (now dead) who ran The West Australian newspaper, and their frien

Western Australian State Library chief executive Margaret Allen is living proof that a heart attack can strike anyone at any time, and that early intervention can minimise the risks of an attack.

Three of Perth’s most seasoned hospitality players have taken over the helm of Verve. Restaurateurs Josephine Mac Fie, Chris Vane and chef Belinda Martin opened the doors at the smartly appointed restaurant and bar at Woodside Plaza last week following

The latest silly fracas between the nation’s two top Liberals – Prime Minister John Howard and his deputy Peter Costello – over who’ll be king of the castle highlights several troubling features within Liberal ranks.

Amid one of Western Australia’s hottest real estate markets in almost two decades, and with coastal property a major driver, several short-stay apartment investments are being promoted in the South West.

In an already competitive airspace, Western Australia’s regional air charter sector is set to have a new player after Brisbane-based Alliance Airlines Pty Ltd muscled into the local business.

Housing affordability is something we are hearing more and more about. It’s the classic case of an issue everyone knows is a major problem yet no-one is really prepared to deal with.

Evans & Tate CEO Martin Johnson is optimistic about the winemaker’s future.

Australian businesses have seen a gradual improvement in the promptness of business-to-business trade payments over the last quarter, but the average payment period in June is still at around 54 days, keeping the pressure on.

Queensland based Alliance Airlines is set to establish a strong presence in Western Australia after successfully tendering for BHP Billiton Nickel West's Leinster and Mount Keith air charter service operations.

Small business accounts for 97 per cent of all businesses in Western Australia, but an estimated 40 per cent do not have a strategic business plan.

Operators of small businesses are looking increasingly to vital communications solutions outside of the big telcos, Telstra and Optus.

The Western Australian government has called on its federal counterpart to beef up its Trade Practices Act (TPA) to help protect small business against predatory pricing by big business.

Running a small business can take a horrendous toll on family and private life.

The inability to attract and retain good staff, and the combination of rapidly escalating commercial rents and a shortage of warehouse and office space, are hurting small business in Western Australia.

The development of a golf course resort town north-west of Kalgoorlie-Boulder is attracting investors and providing a boost for longer-term tourism plans for the region.

Time-share operator, Accor Premiere Vacation Club, has paid $11 million for 59 apartments at Busselton Bungalows, which it will re-brand as a Grand Mercure Resort.

Amid all the plenty of the resources boom there is a little cloud of gloom that doggedly follows a certain class of Perth investor; true believers in buying local.

The Anglican Homes name is being consigned to history as part of a major strategic plan to reshape the age care provider’s image with a focus on the next generation – the baby boomers.

It’s becoming increasingly difficult not to expect the WA Liberal Party to continue declining as a political force.

An important debate about the place of food in our society will be held in Perth next month as the University of Western Australia’s Institute of Advanced Studies presents Food: Production and Consumption.

Politics has always been a subject we’ve tried to cover objectively, seeing the issues from a business point of view, which is often quite removed unless the subject affects the bottom line.

Facing of a range of issues beyond their control, small businesses are having a tough time. And there appears to be no silver bullet, other than the continuing innovation, drive and determination demonstrated at a recent WA Business News forum.

The role of the banks in Australia’s small business sector is crucial and will remain so. No single topic generated more discussion at the recent WA Business News SME forum than the big banks, their service, or lack of it, relationships with them and thei

Cash flow is the major concern facing small business enterprises, according to two major national surveys.

It has been another big year for managed investment schemes, but the experts warn the industry is consolidating rapidly.

Adelaide-based Futuris Corporation Ltd this week announced its intention to compulsorily acquire West-Perth based company Integrated Tree Cropping Ltd, after attaining a relevant interest in 93 per cent of the company.

Just as one battle ends, it may well be that another is beginning. Last week, Australian Tax Commissioner Michael D’Ascenzo made a submission to a federal parliamentary inquiry into tax issues, stating that 98 per cent of some 42,000 cases involving tax-

Indian sandalwood company TFS Corporation has announced that revenue sales from its 2006 Indian sandalwood project in Kununurra totalled $19.8 million, up 62 per cent on last year’s sales of $12.25 million.

A changing of the guard is under way at prominent CBD agency Burgess Rawson, with founding partner and joint managing director Geoff Potter stepping down from the position he has held for 21 years and handing over the reins to fellow joint managing direct

The cities of Armadale and Gosnells, and the Serpentine-Jarrahdale shire have joined forces to help residents of older, existing homes, retrofit their properties to save energy and water.

Watching cash sounds about as exciting as watching paint dry, but for the rest of 2006 cash will be the big topic in every market for three reasons: its price; in the form of inte